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Originally Posted by Javi
Do a pull test before raising the front jacks.... every time..
Javi
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Originally Posted by rhagfo
X5?? to this with jacks DOWN, if you high hitched and pulled up the jacks up 1.5" off the ground, then your pin is sitting on the jaws with 2,000# to 3,000#+, much easier to pull free if no weight on the pin.
I will add after the pull test, I also do a visual check to be sure the jaws are fully closed.
Right on Javi!!!
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Originally Posted by Javi
Make sure that the pin box always has to climb the hitch pad and you will never high hitch..
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Originally Posted by pakuma
I did, and drove it around the RV Park before I left and it came out as we were going out the gate. Did a pull test and a visual inspection. I ust have missed something since I then took it on the rest of our 4,000 mile trip without incident.
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I think this should cover it!
If you raised the jacks before the pull test, then there is considerable weight on the pin, and if for some reason you are "High Hitched" then it takes considerable force to pull out from under it. The visual check is done as a backup to the pull test.I look from the back to make sure the jaws are completely shut and the pin is correctly seated in them, then I lock the hitch!
Sorry for the damage to your TV, hope the sidewalls didn't get pulled in.
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